Day 1: Antananarivo - Diego Suarez
You are met on arrival at Antananarivo airport and helped aboard your flight north. Upon arrival in Diego Suarez transfer from the airport to Grand Hotel for check in and lunch before a city tour of the old town of Diego Suarez and the famous three bays. Dinner and overnight at Le Grand Hotel.

Day 2: Amboseli National Park
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the park.Amboseli was established as a reserve in 1968 and gazetted as a National Park in 1974. The Park covers 392 km2, and forms part of the much larger 3,000 Km2 Amboseli ecosystem, renowned for its flat plains and abundance of game. Overnight at Ol Tukai Lodge. (BLD)

Day 3: Red Tsingy
Depart after breakfast to the Red Tsingy, a more delicate and very unusual version on the Grey limestone Tsingy found uniquely in several areas of Madagascar. The red Tsingy are made of sandstone and present Beautiful forms. After a picnic lunch return to Domaine de Fontenay and explore the reserve with the option of a nocturnal walk or star gazing with their high-powered telescope. Due to extremely low light pollution, this presents a fantastic opportunity for the amateur astronomer. Dinner and overnight at Domaine de Fontenay

Day 4: Diego Suarez
Depart after breakfast for a visit to the Emerald Sea on the Indian Ocean side of Diego Suarez, lunch is served on a virgin island and there is the opportunity to swim in the clear waters or walk along the long expanses of white sand. Dinner and overnight at Le Grand Hotel.

Day 5: Diego Suarez
Today after breakfast you will drive to Windsor Castle, so named because of a rocky outcrop resembling a castle, it has a great view point over the Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean and the bay of Diego. You will also be able to see many endemic plants and birds in the area. Dinner and overnight at Le Grand Hotel.

Day 6: Ankarana Reserve
Depart after breakfast to Ankarana Reserve and the Grey Tsingy of Northern Madagascar. The day will be spent exploring this spectacular landscape and the dry tropical forest that covers it. The reserve covers and area of 18,000Ha and is a limestone outcrop of Tsingy (pointed shards of rock). Criss-crossed by canyons and replete with numerous caves, the park is a fantastic hiking area and has some great flora and fauna, much of which is endemic. A good pair of walking shoes are essential as is a moderate level of fitness. Dinner and overnight at Le Grand Hotel.

Day 7: Ankify - Nosy Be or Departure
After breakfast, transfer from Diego Suarez to Ankify where you will visit some local plantations of vanilla, cocoa, coffee, ylang ylang, pepper and more. Upon arrival in Ankify you will be met and have the option of being transferred by boat to your chosen hotel in the Nosy Be Archipelago or catching a flight back to Antannarivo (not included).

2010 PRICE PER PERSON SHARING :

• INCLUDES:
  Accommodation, all meals from Day 1 to Day 6, tours and activities as specified, land transportation, flight Antananarivo - Diego Suarez, airport transfers and park fees.

• EXCLUDES:
  Any airfare other than specified above, visa fees, airport taxes, travel insurance, beverages, tips and gratuities and all items of a personal nature.

• DEPARTURES:
  Daily with a minimum of two.

• NOTES:
  Prices are quoted in US Dollars and may be subject to change due to currency fluctuations between the USD and Euro.

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